Zoology & Ecology

Saul Chemonges

Saul Chemonges

Daniel Montesinos Torres

Daniel Montesinos Torres

Claire Gely

Claire Gely

Ben Hirsch

Ben Hirsch

Stephen Williams

Stephen Williams

Myles Menz

Myles Menz

Martijn van de Pol

Martijn van de Pol

Slade Allen-Ankins

Slade Allen-Ankins

Noel Preece

Noel Preece

Conrad Hoskin

Conrad Hoskin

Using pheromones to understand Australia's diverse lizard fauna (Old ID 22866)
Megan Higgie
09 Jul 2016 - 08 Jul 2017
This project will investigate the mating pheromones of a cryptic species complex of geckos (Heterono...
Exploring the nexus between environment, emotion and spatial cognition: a test using Melomys cervinipes (Old ID 22683)
Tasmin Rymer
01 May 2016 - 30 Nov 2016
The loss of environmental complexity in tropical rainforests due to anthropogenic deforestation is a...
Asian House Gecko Research (Old ID 22520)
Megan Higgie
04 Mar 2016 - 31 Jan 2017
Research o the calling behaviour and movements of Asian House Geckos. This project will use experi...
Can parental care behaviour and breeding microhabitat protect Critically Endangered nursery frogs from rising temperatures on Wet Tropics mountaintops? (Old ID 27875)
Conrad Hoskin
02 Feb 2023 - 02 Feb 2024
Nursery frogs are terrestrial breeders with ‘direct development’ and the male stays with the eggs un...
Using novel eDNA technology to identify pollinators in tropical cocoa (Old ID 22911)
Megan Higgie
01 Sep 2016 - 31 Dec 2017
I am developing a career focused on identifying roles insects have in ecosystems, and methods to imp...
Examining the role of social behaviour in climate resilience: Red-winged Fairywrens Field Study
Lyanne Brouwer
30 Apr 2024 - 30 Jun 2025
Cooperative breeding, characterized by individuals other than the genetic parents assisting in the r...
Emerging technologies as a tool to monitor for invasive pathogens
Lori Lach
01 Sep 2024 - 01 May 2026
We will evaluate the emerging technologies of environmental DNA (eDNA; air and water) sampling and n...
Weed ID workshops for rangers and land managers
Daniel Montesinos Torres
01 Sep 2024 - 30 Jun 2025
Development and delivery of pilot worshops on weed identification to rangers, NRM workers, land mana...
Utilising drone-based thermal imagery to accurately estimate abundance of the endangered spectacled flying-fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) and model population trajectories
Susan Laurance
11 Mar 2024 - 11 Sep 2027
This project aims to address knowledge gaps in our understanding of the abundance and population tra...
Cane toad call recognition for DPI NSW Invasive Species Biosecurity
Lin Schwarzkopf
30 Oct 2024 - 30 Jun 2025
DPI NSW has asked us to process some audio data for them, to search for cane toad calls to allow the...

Leaf litter diversity and shredder preferences in an Australian tropical rain-forest stream

An updated estimate of intergeneric phylogenetic relationships in the Australian Vitaceae

Burning season influences the response of bird assemblages to fire in tropical savannas

Functional morphology of scale hinges used to transport water: convergent drinking adaptations in desert lizards (Moloch horridus and Phrynosoma cornutum)

Biological activity of rainforest plant extracts from far North Queensland, Australia

A new combination in Clematicissus Planch (Vitaceae)

Multiple mate choice criteria and the importance of age for male mating success in the microhylid frog, Cophixalus ornatus

Bioactive principles in the bark of Pilidiostigma tropicum

Evaluation of offspring size–number invariants in 12 species of lizard

Chemical discrimination among predators by lizards: responses of three skink species to the odours of high and low-threat varanid predators

Title: ARC Future Fellow ($680,000), Global Change: Rainforest responses to experimental drought
Reseracher: Susan Laurance (Professor, Personal Chair)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2014
Title: American Society of Naturalists
Reseracher: Megan Higgie (Associate Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2003
Title: European Research Council Advanced Grant 2018, ($2.5 million Euros). Role: collaborator, Lead Investigator: Dr Lourens Poorter
Reseracher: Susan Laurance (Professor, Personal Chair)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2018
Title: Habilitation (Venia Docendi), University of Bern
Reseracher: Myles Menz (Senior Lecturer, Zoology and Ecology)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2013
End Date: 01 Jan 2018
Title: PhD, The University of Western Australia
Reseracher: Myles Menz (Senior Lecturer, Zoology and Ecology)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2009
End Date: 01 Jan 2013
Title: MSc in Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern
Reseracher: Myles Menz (Senior Lecturer, Zoology and Ecology)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2006
End Date: 01 Jan 2008
Title: Bachelor of Science , The University of Western Australia
Reseracher: Myles Menz (Senior Lecturer, Zoology and Ecology)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2000
End Date: 01 Jan 2003
Title: Doctor of Philosophy, University of the Witwatersrand
Reseracher: Tasmin Rymer (Associate Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2004
End Date: 01 Jan 2009
Title: Minibeast Wildlife, I partnered with Minibeast Wildlife to support an Honour's student's project focusing on subsociality in tarantulas. That work is in the process of being published.
Reseracher: Tasmin Rymer (Associate Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2024
End Date: 01 Jan 2025
Title: Master of Science, University of Pretoria
Reseracher: Tasmin Rymer (Associate Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2003
End Date: 01 Jan 2004